Salads
If you can get fresh anchovies, called gavros in Greek, forget those canned, salty ones and you will get hooked with these fresh beauties. Gavros is one of my favourite small fishes because it is not only cheap but it also tastes good and of course a good source of heart-healthy Omega 3 fatty oil [...]
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Many people shudder at the thought of cooking or eating liver but in Greece we eat it a lot. I love liver, especially, chicken livers, however, I don’t cook it very often as chicken giblets are high in cholesterol and only cook it two or three times a year, mostly during Easter. Before cooking it, [...]
Continue reading about Sykotakia me Lahanika (Braised Chicken Livers with Poached Grapes)
Summer Escapes part VII – Lakonia: Elafonissos, Plytra, Archangelos and Monvemvassia During our last visit to Sparti, we had the chance to visit Southern Laconia, see some new places and revisit some others we had visited in the past. There are so many places one can visit but a one-day excursion is not enough [...]
Continue reading about Ampelofassoula (fresh black eyed beans) and Marida (Picarel)
There have been a lot of changes in my diet the past months and I am really happy with all these changes. We eat less meat which means that the pork we used to eat at least once a week is now limited to once a month, the beef we used to eat once a [...]
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Insalata Caprese, which means Salad made in Capri, the region of Campania, in Italy, is a simple salad using plum tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, olive oil and seasoning. I made a twist on this salad using halloumi and mint as well, both in the form of pesto and fresh mint. I wanted to share this salad [...]
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Souvlaki< (plural souvlakia), is attested in Greece since antiquity and it was known with the name οβελίσκος (obeliskos), dim. of όβελος (obelos), «spit», mentioned amongst others in the works of Aristophanes («Acharnians» 1007, «Clouds» 178, «Wasps» 354, «Birds» 388, 672), Xenophon («Hellenica» HG3.3.7), Aristotle («Politics» 1324b19), etc. A meat and bread recipe which resembles the [...]
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Eating healthy or being on a diet does not necessarily mean that you should eat boring food. I have been watching my diet and loosing weight just by eating a little bit healthier. Maybe I have not lost many kilos but I am satisfied loosing 2 kilos a month, without being hungry. I [...]
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Fava beans, in Greek Φούλια (foulia) is a legume similar to broad beans (ficia fava) in ancient Greek named κύαμος (κyamos) and in modern Greek κουκιά (koukia) and was the only species of bean than existed in the ancient world. Fava beans are mentioned by Homer (8th to 9th century B.C.). Greeks associated [...]
I have been watching my diet for some time now, so I try and cook lighter but without counting calories. Mostly I cook some grilled meat with a salad, or legumes and ladera but keeping the oil to the minimum. On Thursday I was cooking marinated pork chops and I wanted to make a side [...]
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Now that it’s summer and very hot, it’s hard to stay at home, so I have been away during the weekend and we came back last evening. I’ve had too many other things to do, so I haven’t had time to visit friends but hope to do this soon. After the Beef and Pork Galette, [...]
Continue reading about Tyropita me Maratho and Halloumi Watermelon Salad
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